I wanted to love these shades.The fabric is a dense woven fabric which is OK but a bit commercial. The real issue with these shades is the poor manufacturing. One of the shades I ordered was sewn crookedly. They all have pin holes in the seams across each pleat. Not a problem when they are up but funny when they are down to see little bit of light across the shade. Finally one of the mechanisms that lifts the shade failed just over 30 days from install. Nor only can't I get a refund but I can;t replace it b/c they are out of stock so I'm out several hundred dollars and have to start over. I would not recommend these shades - you get what you pay for!